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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






2. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






3. When does BMR increase?






4. When does BMR decrease?






5. What foods have high quality protein?






6. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






7. What function is vitamin A?






8. Fats can lead to some medical problems






9. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






10. What is normal albumin levels?






11. Where can you get more vitamin D?






12. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value






13. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






14. What type of people need extra protein?






15. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






16. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






17. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy






18. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






19. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






20. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily






21. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet






22. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






23. How many calories/gram is protein?






24. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






25. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






26. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






27. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






28. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






29. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






30. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






31. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?






32. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






33. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






34. What is RDA of protein?






35. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






36. What is the function of vitamin C?






37. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






38. Sources of fats






39. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






40. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?






41. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






42. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






43. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






44. What clinical administration is used and checked by albumin - prealbumin - and transferrin and overall nutrtion?






45. What function is vitamin D?






46. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






47. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?






48. Name six sources of grains






49. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






50. What does DASH stand for?